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Harghita
County (Judeţ)
Landscape around Lake Sfânta Ana, southern Harghita County
Coat of arms
Harghita county, territorial location
Country	Romania
Development region	Centru
Historic region	Transylvania
Capital city (Reşedinţă de judeţ)	Miercurea Ciuc
Government
• Type	County Board
• President of the County Board	Csaba Borboly (UDMR)
• Prefect	Constantin Strujan
Area
• Total	6,639 km (2,563 sq mi)
• Rank	13th in Romania
Population
• Total	304,969
• Rank	33rd in Romania
• Density	52/km (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	53wxyz
Area code	+40 x66
Car Plates	HR
GDP	US$ 2.63 billion (2008)
GDP/capita	US$ 8,064 (2008)
Website	County Board County Prefecture
The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from having any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county

Harghita (Romanian pronunciation: [harˈɡita]; Template:Lang-hu, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a county (judeţ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc.

Demographics

2002 census

In 2002, Harghita County had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km².

• Hungarians- 84.62% (or 276,038)
• Romanians - 14.06% (or 45,870)
• Romani - 1.18% (or 3,835), and others.

2011 census

In 2011, it had a population of 302,432 and a population density of 46/km².

• Hungarians- 85.21% (or 257,707)
• Romanians – 12.96% (or 39,196)
• Romani, others – 1.76% (or 5,326).

Harghita county has the highest percentage of Hungarians in Romania, just ahead of Covasna county. The primary Hungarian group, the Székely (Szeklers, Secui in Romanian), form the majority of the population in most of the county's municipalities, with Romanians concentrated in the northern and eastern part of the county (particularly Topliţa and Bălan), as well as in the enclave of Voşlăbeni.

The Székely of Harghita are mostly Roman Catholic, with Reformed and Unitarian minorities, while the ethnic Romanians are primarily Orthodox. Catholicism is strongest in the east, in the former Csíkszék, while Protestants are concentrated in the west, south and west of Odorheiu Secuiesc. By religion, the county is divided roughly as follows:

• Roman Catholic (65%)
• Orthodox (13%)
• Reformed (13%)
• Unitarian (7%)
• Other (2%)

Demographic evolution

Geography

Harghita County has a total area of 6,639 km².

Harghita consists primarily of mountains, connected to the Eastern Carpathians, such as the Ciuc and Harghita Mountains; volcanic plateaux, foothills, and the more densely populated river valleys.

The mountains are volcanic in origin, and the region is known for its excellent hot mineral springs. Harghita is known as one of the coldest regions in Romania, although summers can be quite warm.

It is in this county that two of the most important rivers in Romania, the Mureş and the Olt, originate. These rivers' origins, near the villages of Izvoru Mureşului and Sândominic, are only a few miles apart; yet the Mureş flows west to the Tisza, while the Olt flows south to the Danube. In the western part of the county the two Târnava rivers (Târnava Mare and Târnava Mică) flow to the Târnava Plateau, which is part of the Transylvanian Plateau.

Harghita's spectacular natural scenery includes Sfânta Ana Lake, a volcanic crater lake near the town of Băile Tuşnad; Lacul Roşu a mountain lake in the northeast near the town of Gheorgheni, and Cheile Bicazului, a dramatic, narrow canyon formed by the Bicaz stream. The county is renowned for its spa resorts and mineral waters.

Neighbours

• Neamţ County and Bacău County to the East.
• Mureş County to the West.
• Suceava County to the North.
• Braşov County and Covasna County to the South.

Economy

The county's main industries:

• Wood industry – up to 30%;
• Foods and beverages industry;
• Textile and leather processing;
• Mechanical components.

Tourism

The main tourist attractions in Harghita county are

• The cities of Miercurea Ciuc, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Gheorgheni, Topliţa.
• The mountain resorts of
  • Băile Tuşnad
  • Borsec
  • Lacul Roşu
  • Izvorul Mureşului
  • Harghita Băi
• Lake Sfânta Ana (crater lake)

Politics

The Harghita County Assembly has 31 members:

Administrative divisions

Harghita County has 4 municipalities, 5 towns and 58 communes

• Municipalities
  • Gheorgheni
  • Miercurea Ciuc – county seat; population: 37,980 (as of 2011)
  • Odorheiu Secuiesc
  • Topliţa
• Towns
  • Băile Tuşnad
  • Bălan
  • Borsec
  • Cristuru Secuiesc
  • Vlăhiţa

References

1. National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
2. National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie" ("Population by ethnicity")
3. National Institute of Statistics,
4. Recensamantul Populatiei si Locuintelor 2011: Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune

External links

46°22′N 25°48′E / 46.36°N 25.80°E / 46.36; 25.80

v t e Harghita County, Romania
Cities	Miercurea Ciuc (county seat) Gheorgheni Odorheiu Secuiesc Toplița
Towns	Băile Tușnad Bălan Borsec Cristuru Secuiesc Vlăhița
Communes	Atid Avrămești Bilbor Brădești Căpâlnița Cârța Ciceu Ciucsângeorgiu Ciumani Corbu Corund Cozmeni Dănești Dârjiu Dealu Ditrău Feliceni Frumoasa Gălăuțaș Joseni Lăzarea Leliceni Lueta Lunca de Jos Lunca de Sus Lupeni Mădăraș Mărtiniș Merești Mihăileni Mugeni Ocland Păuleni-Ciuc Plăieșii de Jos Porumbeni Praid Racu Remetea Săcel Sâncrăieni Sândominic Sânmartin Sânsimion Sântimbru Sărmaș Satu Mare Secuieni Siculeni Șimonești Subcetate Suseni Tomești Tulgheș Tușnad Ulieș Vărșag Voșlăbeni Zetea

v t e Counties (județe) of Romania
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• Harghita County
• Counties of Romania
• Hungarian communities in Romania